Euronews

Chief Justice Adly Mansour, the President of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, has been sworn in as the country’s leader – following the removal of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi by the military on Wednesday.

Mansour said fresh parliamentary and presidential elections would be held, but gave no date. To supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood Islamist group, allies of Mursi, Mansour promised that they will play a part in the future of the country despite the fact that Mursi himself was overthrown. Mansour said the Muslim Brotherhood were “part of the people” and that they were welcome to “build the nation”.